Prime Sheep 180123
On Wednesday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held their weekly sale of 4,961 prime sheep, comprising of 2,619 prime hoggs & 2,342 cast ewes & rams.
An amazing bounce back was witnessed in the prime hogg ring with an SQQ average of 253ppk being achieved. The sale topped at 339ppk for a pen of twelve Beltex X Texel hoggs, weighing 41kg from Messrs Gardner, Glebelands, realising £139 purchased by Vivers Scotlamb, this consignment averaged 320ppk/£133/41kg.
The whole sale averaged £116.06, topping at £149 for a pen of 59kg Continental X hoggs from Greenacres, purchased by Mr N Lomax.
A ring full of 54kg Suffolk Mule hoggs from Mr R Jenkinson, Dunfell House, Cliburn, realised £144/257ppk. Riverside Farming sold 54kg English Mules to £135.
Plenty of cast ewes and rams were forward once again with quality still achieving some great returns, topping at £290 for a Texel ewe from Tarn End, purchased by Mr J Linsley, with all Texel ewes averaging £162.77.
Heavy ewes regularly achieved £140-£150 with Suffolks topping at £156 and horned ewes topping at £92 for Scotch Blackfaced. Swaledale ewes topped at £82 from Messrs J & A Wear, Milburn Grange.
All classes are required for next weeks sale, please advise entries to Andrew Maughan on 07717611952.
Leading Prices
Prime Hoggs p/kg
Beltex – 339.0, 334.0 (2), 317.0 (3), 305.0 Glebelands; 326.0 (2), 325.0, 315.0 Grange Hall; 313.0 Brockwoodlees Farm
Continental – 326.0, 325.0 Silverband; 318.0, 313.0 Greenbank Farm; 315.0, 308.0 Scales Farm (Wilson); 313.0 Low Garth (Richardson); 308.0, 305.0, 303.0, 298.0, 291.0 Shap Abbey; 306.0, 305.0, 302.0, 300.0, 297.0 Clea Mire; 305.0 Bank House; 305.0 West View (Davidson); 305.0 Fenton Farm; 302.0, 300.0, 298.0 Skelling Farm; 302.0 High Knipe; 294.0 Shethin Farm; 293.0 Brimmer Head
Texel – 318.0, 316.0, 310.0, 285.0 Town Head (Potter); 313.0, 311.0, 310.0, 286.0, 272.0 Waterside Farm; 302.0, 277.0 Murrah Hall; 302.0 Westward Park; 283.0 Netherton Farm; 282.0 Greenacres; 278.0 Grassknop Farm; 271.0 Pear Tree House; 270.0 Tara
Cheviot – 288.0 Greenbank Farm; 253.0 Grassknop Farm; 247.0 High Lodore Farm; 245.0 Low Greenside
Suffolk – 257.0, 244.0 Dunfell House; 255.0, 254.0 Greenacres; 249.0 Scales Farm (Pollock); 248.0 Town Head (Potter); 248.0 Shethin Farm; 248.0 Shap Abbey; 247.0, 241.0 Grassknop Farm; 245.0 Crindledyke; 245.0 Ranbeck; 241.0 Dalehead; 240.0 Thorneycroft; 240.0 South View
Cheviot Mule – 249.0 Greenbank Farm; 240.0 Shethin Farm; 238.0 Ranbeck
Mule – 245.0, 244.0, 242.0, 240.0 Waterside House; 238.0, 233.0 (2), 231.0 (2), 229.0 (3) Riverview; 235.0, 231.0 Street House (Maughan); 233.0 Milburn Grange; 231.0 Windy Gate; 230.0 Ghyll House; 229.0 Tara; 229.0 Fawcett Park; 229.0 Ranbeck; 227.0 (2) Shap Abbey; 227.0 Hill Top; 225.0 Grassknop Farm
Zwartble – 245.0 Plumpton Old Hall
Herdwick – 212.0 (2), 211.0 (2) Anns Cottage
Swaledale – 202.0 Dalehead
Prime Hoggs £/head
Continental - £149 Greenacres; £147, £133 Milburn Grange; £141 Thorneycroft; £139 Greenbank Farm; £136, £128 Bromley Green; £136 Grassknop Farm; £133, £129 (2) Moorside; £132 Clea Hall; £132 Shap Abbey; £131, £129 Ranbeck; £131, £128 High Knipe; £130 (2), £128 Skelling Farm; £130 Witton Farm; £130 Silverband; £130 Fawcett Park; £129 Riverview
Suffolk - £144 Dunfell House; £137, £130 Greenacres; £137, £125 (2) Riverview; £137 South View; £135 Ranbeck; £129 Town Head (Potter); £127 Scales Farm (Pollock); £126 Crindledyke; £126 Hallgarth; £126 Grassknop Farm; £125 Fenton Farm
Texel - £140, £135, £127 (2) Town Head (Potter); £140 Castle Bank; £136, £133, £128 Netherton Farm; £135 Street House (Maughan); £133 Ghyll House; £131, £130, £128 Greenacres; £130 (2) Cross Hill Farm; £130 Murrah Hall; £130 South View; £130 Waterside House; £130 Riverview; £129, £127 Fog Close; £129 Westward Park; £127 Waterside Farm; £127 Tara
Beltex - £139, £137 (2), £130 (3) Glebelands; £130, £127 (2) Grange Hall; £130 Brockwoodlees Farm
Mule - £135, £128 (2), £126, £120, £119 (3) Riverview; £127, £125, £120 Waterside House; £126 Ranbeck; £121 Milburn Grange; £120 Street House (Maughan); £119 Fawcett Park
Bluefaced Leicester - £123 Carr Holme
Cheviot Mule - £122 Greenbank Farm; £119 Ranbeck
Cheviot - £119, £110 Riverview; £118 Greenbank Farm; £116 (2) Skelling Farm; £114 (2) Grassknop Farm; £109 Capplegill
Herdwick - £90, £89 (2), £80 (2) Anns Cottage
Swaledale – £85 Dalehead
Cast Ewes £/head
Texel - £290, £275, £255, £168 Tarn End; £280, £225, £205, £200, £190, £150 Holme House; £250 Greenacres; £230, £200 (2), £185 (2), £175, £160, £150 Red House; £225, £220, £195, £180 (3), £170 Clifton Moor Farm; £215 Skilmafilly Farm; £200, £170, £150 Green Farm (Hodgson); £195 (2), £180 (2), £160 Derwentdale Farm; £185 Stubbsgill Farm (Eve); £170 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £160 High Bracken Hall
Continental - £220 Clea Hall; £215, £150 Skilmafilly Farm; £200, £180, £155, £150 (2) Backmuir Farm; £190, £160, £158, £155, £150 Tarn End; £190 Red House; £155 Shethin Farm; £150 Holme House
Suffolk - £156, £148, £147, £146, £136 (3) Tarn End; £150, £140, £132 Holme House; £150, £132 Backmuir Farm; £138, £132 Whitehead Brow; £136 Derwentdale Farm; £130 Shethin Farm
Charollais - £155 Tarn End; £152 Holme House
Cheviot Mule - £122, £108 Witton Farm; £120 Holme House; £115 Skilmafilly Farm; £106 Backmuir Farm; £100 Hallbankgate Farm
Cheviot - £120, £110 Hallbankgate Farm; £110, £108 Skilmafilly Farm; £100 Ranbeck
Mule - £112 High Bracken Hall; £111 Backmuir Farm; £111 Thorneyland; £106 Goodlie Hill Cottage; £106 Milburn Grange; £106 South View; £104 Whitehead Brow; £100 Hallbankgate Farm; £100 Green Farm (Hodgson)
Scotch Blackfaced - £92 Backmuir Farm; £80 Riverside Cottage; £74 Shethin Farm
Swaledale - £82 Milburn Grange; £76 Old Parks; £73 Derwentdale Farm; £73 Shire Lodge
Goat - £85 Tarn End
Herdwick - £64, £57, £54 Derwentdale Farm
Cast Rams £/head
Continental - £156 Backmuir Farm; £150, £142 Witton Farm; £150, £140 Tarn End
Texel - £140 Tarn End
Suffolk - £140 Tarn End
Charollais - £140 Cottage Farm
Bluefaced Leicester - £140 Green Farm (Hodgson)